Final Fantasy 7 Highwind

Welcome to . . . what do you mean this is unprecedented?  Look, I’m really busy here since airships are a new technology.  Half of what we make even lasts a month before crashing, bursting into flames, or not working.  In our defense, we have to outsource to other labs when deadlines get tight.  Also in our defense, nobody has died because we take safety extremely seriously.  Teleportation seats, protection bubbles, water spouts, and rescue breezes are all available.  You have to pick at least one to finish the contract.  So, how big do you want your airship?

I assume we’re talking a small family and not extended.  That gives you two choices that aren’t our biggest sellers because most people want huge.  Seriously, I sold an airship that can fit five hundred people to a nobleman that refuses to let anyone else on it.  He crashed it into the ocean on the first flight because he lacked a crew.  Now, the first one is a golem-powered pedal ship that has a control room, one common room, no kitchen, and scattered compartments for storage.  The second is powered by flight crystals and you would control the ship through the sensory orb.  That one has a kitchen and the driver’s spot is more like a closet because you don’t want other people to get in the way.  Storage is more centralized too.  I’m pushing that one more because you mentioned kids and the golems can be a little scary.

Great, so that’s the second and now we have to decide on color.  No, we don’t do weaponry because of contracts and various laws.  You can outfit it if you want, but you will sign a letter that says all alterations made after the sale are not our responsibility.  This is a fairly new technology, so we don’t have a lot of additions.  I guess I could explain more of the inside if you want.  To make room for guests, golems, and the driver, we put all of the mechanical pieces in shielded shafts that run throughout the airship.  This means you don’t have a central engineering room, which does have the downside of making issues more difficult to find.  We can include a scan and repair system that is still in the experimental phase.  That wouldn’t be extra since you can list yourself as a tester and merely report to us at the end of every week.  No problems with it so far beyond one time it mistook the flight gems for foreign entities and ejected them from the ship.  We’ve made sure that can’t happen again . . . in flight.

Now getting back to color.  Yes, we do have a few camouflage systems, which will allow you to blend into the sky.  I don’t recommend any of them though.  Not what you would expect, but I’m a scientist before I’m a salesman.  They work perfectly, but other flying things crash into them.  We need to find a way to keep the airships hidden from sight, sound, and touch.  Ever hear a griffin slam into a fortified window?  Nowhere near as funny as you would think and they get really angry.  Trust me when I say it isn’t worth the risk even for advancement.